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  1. Phaedra

    Joy in the Little Things

    Finally found a supplier who can print such cake tags, sooo happy! One more thing checked :weee
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    Homegrown Herbal Tea

    This year's NichiNichi Herbal Tea N1 new blend Rose, dried in the greenhouse - I am so surprised that the color can remain so well. The temperature recently in the greenhouse can reach 45C at least during afternoon peak time The mother plant - as Rosa rugosa produces a lot of basal shoots, I...
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    Joy in the Little Things

    It sounds like a very homy dish! For the Japanese toast I made, it just replaced the water in the recipe with milk. So I use carrot and apple juice to make the roux (water roux starter), and then milk and other ingredients to finish the dough. It's a kind of the bread that you can eat without...
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    Joy in the Little Things

    Carrot and Apple Milk Toast
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    Eating Well on a Budget

    I made a stuffed cabbage rolls today, and we all love this dish - simple but scrumptious Tomatoes, eggs, minced meat, rice, cabbage, salt, garlic, water, cheese - all natural things, no artificial flavoring is needed. Dessert? Basque cheese cake, with only 6 ingredients: Cream cheese...
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    Your Weather, 2025

    We have a lot of sunny and dry days recently, and hopefully, rain from the coming two days can be a little bit heavier. Most of the rain barrels reduced to half, and the recycling water is still a substantial supply (fruit trees got them majorly, 10-20L each time).
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    Quotes and thoughts for the day

    A day isn’t a verdict—it’s a mosaic. A collection of small moments, some warm, some thorny, some silent, some radiant. And you are the artist who chooses how to place those pieces.
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    Joy in the Little Things

    The very first riped white mulberry this year.
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    Homegrown Herbal Tea

    I love my chamomiles - self-seeded, hand-picked, greenhouse-dried. So fragrant~
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    What are You Eating from the Garden?

    More berries! I made some black+red currant syrup today. It is special because all the black currant and gooseberry plants were propagated from cuttings in 2018 (from our neighbor's plants in Cologne). This is the first year we have a decent harvest - good enough for me to bring out the steam...
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    Joy in the Little Things

    Day & Night Version
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    Phaedra's 2025 Journey

    The last day of 5-day off, time flies. I finished most of the summer pruning and weeding, the rest should be done in another few days. Years ago I bought a black elderberry plant (Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’) - the flowers and foliage are both charming. Before I transplanted it, I removed some...
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    Phaedra's 2025 Journey

    Time for rose
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    What are You Eating from the Garden?

    Homemade Pesto Then Pasta 🍝
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    Phaedra's 2025 Journey

    A full-time gardener day - I guess I worked in the garden for at least 5 hours. I drank about 3L water, several cups of ice coffee, and half chilled melon :lol: Anyway, pruning, mowing, weeding, feeding, mulching -- all kinds of corners, all kinds of work and the reward? I ordered...
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    Homegrown Herbal Tea

    Harvested some chamomile and let dry in the greenhouse Roses, too Ugh, stall bread too --> later they will become bread crumbs, no waste~
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    Phaedra's 2025 Journey

    I have 5-day off this week, and would like to take 5-day off every month from now on. As the weather is mild and lovely, I stayed in the garden for a couple of hours. First, I harvested scallion from the water feature bed. Just a few weeks time, this bed looks gorgeous already. For me, it's...
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    What are You Eating from the Garden?

    First strawberry harvest, about 1.5kg, and 150g wild strawberries :love Basils divided from the supermarket potted plants have many side shoots, so, round 1 is collected. Also some chamomile~
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    What is blooming in your garden today?

    An overloaded arc, but splendid (some prune back is necessary at the end of the season)
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    What Are You Planting Today, This Week, This Month?

    Autumn/Winter vegetable and more french beans this week :D
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